]]>With a scene as big as EDM, everyone gravitates to what they like. The kind of music you love dancing to speaks about the kind of person you are. Here’s what your favourite DJ says about you.

1. Steve Aoki. You’ve been around the block. You’ve seen it all. You know what you like, you know what’s a good time, and you stick with it. And everyone respects that about you.

2. Skrillex. You feel like the new kid on the block but people hate you because you’re already doing something cool and different. You used to listen to punk or metal in your teenage years, but now you like some thoughtfulness to go along with your aggression.

3. Deadmau5. You’re fiery and short-tempered (just like Mick). You know what’s good, and you don’t like anyone telling you different.

6. Tiesto. Things come easy to you and you don’t know why. People are jealous of how little you try and how easy it seems for you to succeed. Some people accuse you of playing it safe, but you can’t get to this level of success without doing something right.

7. Kaskade. You like to zig when everyone else zags. You like to put on headphones and EDM at work, where you create a little world for yourself. You don’t care about the party, you care about having a good time.

8. Swedish House Mafia. Nothing is more important to you than having a good time with your friends. You put your crew first. Sure, you bicker and fight a lot, but that’s only because you know each other so well.

9. Daft Punk. You mostly listen to the radio. And, when you’re at the club you like to hear the songs that played on your drive. You don’t go looking for new things, but you know how to have fun when hear a good jam.

10. The National. You don’t know what EDM is. That’s okay. But you should really check out all those awesome names above.

]]>http://grandbenders.com/dance-tracks/favourite-dj/feed/0http://grandbenders.com/dance-tracks/favourite-dj/The Top Weirdest Instruments In EDMhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grandbenders/~3/9Y65dJo_dyc/
http://grandbenders.com/dance-tracks/top-weirdest-instruments-in-edm/#respondSat, 14 Jun 2014 18:49:49 +0000http://grandbenders.com/?p=4801When it comes to EDM, artists aren’t afraid to play with new toys or throw something random into the mix. In EDM, you’ll find instruments you won’t…

]]>When it comes to EDM, artists aren’t afraid to play with new toys or throw something random into the mix. In EDM, you’ll find instruments you won’t find in any other music scene. Here are the eight top weirdest instruments in EDM.

1. Tenori-on. Designed and created in Japan, the Tenori-on uses LED switches and dials to create sounds and beats.

2. Theremin. The king of retro sci-fi, the theremin is the only instrument that’s played by not touching it, making sound by how you hold your hands around it’s antennae.

3. Laser Harp. This sounds like a joke from the 60s about what kind of instrument would we be playing in the future. But just like it the name suggests, a laser harp sounds like a harp but you break laser beams instead of plucking strings.

4. Reactable. It might look like a board game, but the Reactable is one way touch screens are changing instruments. This is a multi-touch synthesizer and while it’s a bit bulky to bring to a club, there’s now a mobile version.

5. Stylophone. Imagine a tiny little keyboard that you play with a stylus, and you get the stylophone. While not very popular with most musicians, it’s been around since the late ’60s and has been used used by the likes of David Bowie and Kraftwerk.

6. Game Boy. Whoever thought a game system would be used as an instrument? But hacking the Game Boy proves that lo-fi electronic sounds and portability can make some awesome beats. Chiptune is forever in its debt.

7. Eigenharp. The Eigenharp looks like a bassoon or a sitar, but it’s basically a controller with a sequencer and percussion.

8. Vocoder. The original Auto-Tune, the vocoder has always been a popular way for electronic musicians to play their vocals like an instrument and sound like a robot.

Justin walks the beach looking for his friends Patrick, DJ Amy and Mike D. He doesn’t find them, but instead wanders into the BPM Festival party at Kool Beach Club. The party is off the hook. It makes Grand Bend look like child’s play. There’s hard drinking and hard bodies everywhere.

Back at the hostel, Amelia is downing shots. Grand Bend isn’t in the cards for next year, she says. She doesn’t think they’d want her back at Cocos anyway. “Maybe one day I can go party at Cocos.”

Britnee is leaving at the end of the week, so Amelia will be on her own in Playa del Carmen.

“I can handle it myself,” she says. But her Mom is calling the hostel, asking her to call home.

Amelia says she doesn’t know what she’s going to do with her future. Maybe she’ll go home after she runs out of money. Then, after a few shots, Amelia passes out.

Justin meets up with Vito, one of the promoters of the BPM Festival, at the Blue Parrot. They talk business for a while and Vito takes Justin to the VIP lounge overlooking the party. “I want to be a part of this,” Justin says. “I need to be a part of this.”

“You’ve got the experience,” says Vito. “Just do it.” He tells Justin he’ll try to set something up for him.

Is this the end of the adventure, or just the beginning?

Justin meets up with Mick and Nancy and tells them his news. Nancy thinks this is a great opportunity for Justin to spread his wings and do something different. “They could use a guy like Justin,” Mick says.

“Sun, girls, beer?” asks Justin. What more do you need?”

Just another day in paradise?

“Paradise is a state of mind,” says Mick. “You make your own paradise.”

]]>As we open on Grand Benders Season 3 Episode 6, the Rapaport family is unwinding in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen. “Playa del Carmen is utopia,” say Mick. “It’s like Grand Bend on steroids.”

Mick starts checking the newspaper, looking for places for sale. Justin is on his own at the rental condo after being dumped by Amelia.

Amelia, meanwhile, is across town staying at the Hostel Che. Why she is there, no one knows. After vacationing in Greece, she’s come to Playa del Carmen with her friend Brittnee. The timing is bad. Playa is a small town and this is sure to get awkward.

“We know we’re going to run into each other,” says Amelia. “And we’re okay.” Could anything throw a monkey wrench into this beautiful vacation? Nervously, she admits, “drama.”

While Nancy likes the new South Beach-style condos in Playa del Carmen, Mick is attracted to a pyramid-shaped building by the beach that is covered by graffiti and surrounded by long grass. A fixer-upper you could say… Are Mick and Nancy seriously considering moving the business to Playa?

There’s no way Cocos would move to Mexico, says Justin. “I wish we could but we can’t. No sense even trying to dream of it, ’cause it’ll never happen.”

Patrick arrives in Playa to hang out with Justin and lift his spirits. He’s accompanied by family friends Mike D. and DJ Amy. Patrick’s not cool with Amelia coming to Playa so soon after splitting with Justin. “That’s a no-no,” he says. “It’s not that big of a place.”

Meanwhile, Mick and Nancy take a walk along Playa’s main commercial street, 5th Avenue. Mick stops to say hi to everyone he knows. And that’s a lot of people!

Out of the blue, Mick and Nancy bump into Amelia and Brittnee. Amelia says hi, but Mick keeps walking. Amelia seems rattled but soon she and Brittnee are back on track and headed to the clubs.

Patrick and Justin decide to go hard tonight. “You have to party to unwind and get out of your head, sometimes,” says Patrick.

At the Blue Parrot Club, Nancy and Mick get a lot of compliments for being down with the EDM scene. It’s a fun party and even Justin finally perks up. But as fate would have it, Amelia turns up.

“Justin was not okay,” says Amelia. “It wasn’t easy… for either of us.”

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http://grandbenders.com/grand-benders-episodes/grand-benders-season-3-episode-5-recap/#respondSat, 31 May 2014 14:00:39 +0000http://grandbenders.com/?p=4927“This year the coin landed on bad,” says Justin at the start of Grand Benders Season 3, Episode 5. The weather in Grand Bend has been bad…

]]>“This year the coin landed on bad,” says Justin at the start of Grand Benders Season 3, Episode 5. The weather in Grand Bend has been bad and business is slower than slow. With only 14 days of the summer left, Mick says they’ll be eating cat food all winter… the dry kind.

Justin tells Mick he’s looked up Cocos on TripAdvisor, and they’re in last place. Mick isn’t happy. And he doesn’t like it that someone said the jerk chicken was dry.

To combat the bad reviews, the family decides to host a Mexican-themed party, hanging a piñata that says “luck.” Mexico has always been a lucky charm for the family.

Amelia says the party is a fun distraction. And it lets Justin get his mind off Amelia going to Greece without him. Will things change once they’ve had some time apart?

Mick brings in former lifeguard, DJ Juan, to spin for the party. It’s a rocky start. The sound system fails, and Patrick and Mick scramble to get everything back on track.

Once he’s up and running, the DJ plays hard music — house and dubstep — to the dinner throng. The crowd isn’t into it, and eventually the patio clears.

Mick then boots DJ Juan. “No one wants to listen to dubstep when they’re eating a Caesar wrap,” says Justin.

“The Mexican lucky charm didn’t work out for us,” says Nancy.

There’s no blame, says Justin. “It was just an unlucky year for Grand Bend.”

Natalie is keeping Shady Lane Cottages open past Labour Day for extra bookings. She has a feeling Shady Lane isn’t going to sell at the end of the year. But she’s tired. She wants to run her own business, not someone else’s.

Justin and Natalie bond over a beer and walk. She knows it’s been a hard summer for him. As they walk around town, they find many businesses are already closed and a lot are for sale. What’s happening to Grand Bend?

“What if she doesn’t come back to Cocos?” Natalie asks Justin about Amelia. “I’m not really sure what I’ll do,” he says

Mick says he doesn’t believe in luck, only destiny. Then he smashes the “lucky” piñata.